JP2002215937A - Idea management device and idea management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To invite enterprises desiring the execution of ideas created by individuals but not established with right yet while guaranteeing novelty. SOLUTION: An idea offerer connects an offerer terminal 1 to an idea management device 10 then makes a secret maintenance contract at a contract section 101, and the idea is stored in an idea file 105. An idea accepter connects an accepter terminal 2 to the idea management device 10, makes the secret maintenance contract at the contract section 101, then retrieves an idea he desires to execute with a retrieval section 102. A retrieval result is outputted on the display of the accepter terminal 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an idea management device, and more particularly, to an idea management device connectable to a provider terminal of an idea provider and a user terminal of an idea receiver via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, ideas such as inventions and ideas can be created not only by employees of large companies but also by employees and individuals of small and medium companies.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, if the created idea belongs to employees or individuals of small and medium-sized enterprises with poor capital, even though the idea contributes to the development of industry, In some cases, the idea or the small or medium-sized enterprise that created the idea did not have enough capital to implement it, and the idea was sometimes deceased or abandoned without being implemented.

[0004] On the other hand, in a large company having a huge capital, there is a case where an employee cannot create a valuable idea worth the capital investment even though the company has sufficient capital investment power.

[0005] In such a case, a method in which an individual or an employee of a small and medium-sized company licenses an idea created by himself or herself as a patented invention or the like, then solicits a company wishing to implement the idea, and gives a license for a fee Can be considered.

[0006] However, since the right to an idea requires a fair amount of money, some individuals who have created the idea, while maintaining the novelty of the idea before the right to the idea, You may want to recruit companies that want to implement the idea.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to openly recruit a company that wants to implement an idea created by an individual or an employee of a small and medium-sized company with poor capital and that has not been licensed while securing the novelty. It is to provide a possible idea management device.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An idea management apparatus according to the present invention includes an idea provider who provides an idea via a network and a user terminal owned by an idea user who enjoys the idea. A connectable idea management device, which stores an idea transmitted from the provider terminal of the above-mentioned idea provider in an idea file, and for each of the idea provider and the idea receiver for the stored idea. And contract means for making a license agreement between the idea recipient and the idea provider online when the idea subscriber wants to execute the stored idea online.

[0009] Thus, the idea provider can openly recruit idea recipients of a company or the like who wants to implement the idea while maintaining novelty without entitlement to the idea created by the idea provider. is there.

[0010] Preferably, the idea management apparatus further includes search means for searching the stored ideas by keyword or category.

[0011] Thus, the idea receiver can easily select an idea he or she wishes to implement from the ideas stored in the idea management device.

[0012] More preferably, the storage means stores information of the idea provider and the idea user who made the confidential maintenance contract and the contents of the licensing agreement, and the contracting means stores the licensing agreement. Stop browsing the idea to the idea recipients other than the idea recipient who signed the licensing agreement. When the information of the idea provider and the idea recipient who signed the confidential maintenance agreement and the licensing agreement are concluded Can be stored and managed. Further, by making it impossible to view an idea for which a license agreement has been established, it is possible to prevent infringement of future rights of the idea other than the contractor.

An idea management method according to the present invention is an idea management apparatus connectable to a provider terminal owned by an idea provider who provides an idea via a network and a user terminal owned by an idea user who enjoys the idea. An idea management method using a step of storing an idea transmitted from a provider terminal of the idea provider, and for the stored idea,
Conducting a confidentiality maintenance contract for each idea provider and idea recipient online, and contracting a license agreement online between the idea recipient and the idea provider when the idea recipient wishes to execute the stored idea. Including.

[0014] Thus, the idea provider can openly recruit idea recipients of a company or the like who wants to implement the idea while maintaining novelty without entitlement to the idea created by the idea provider. is there.

Preferably, the idea management method further includes a step of searching the stored ideas by keyword or category.

[0016] Thus, the idea receiver can easily select an idea he or she wants to implement from among the ideas stored in the idea management device.

[0017] More preferably, the storing step further stores information of the idea provider and the idea receiver who have made the confidential maintenance contract and the contents of the licensing agreement. The viewing of the idea that has been established is stopped for the idea recipients other than the idea recipient who has made the execution contract.

As a result, it is possible to save and manage information on the idea provider and the idea receiver who have made the confidential maintenance contract and the contents of the license agreement when the license agreement is made. Further, by making it impossible to view an idea for which a license agreement has been established, it is possible to prevent infringement of future rights of the idea other than the contractor.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding portions have the same reference characters allotted, and description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an idea management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an idea management apparatus 10 owned by an idea management company is connected to a provider terminal 1 of an idea provider and a user terminal 2 of an idea receiver via a network 3.

The idea management device 10 includes a contract unit 101
, A search unit 102, and a hard disk 103.

The hard disk 103 includes a confidential maintenance contractor file 104 storing the confidential maintenance contractor of the idea provider and the idea receiver, an idea file 105 storing the idea transmitted from the idea provider,
And a license file that stores the contents of a license agreement signed between the idea provider and the idea recipient.

The contract unit 101 allows the idea provider and the idea receiver to make a secret maintenance contract. In addition, the contract unit 101 allows the idea receiver and the idea provider to make a license agreement online.

The search unit 102 searches the idea file 105 for an idea that the idea recipient wants to view, according to the keyword or category specified by the idea recipient.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the idea management system shown in FIG. 1 until the idea created by the idea provider is registered in the idea management apparatus 10 of the idea management company.

Referring to FIG. 2, when an idea provider registers an idea that he or she has created and has not yet obtained in the idea management device 10, a contract request is first made from provider terminal 1 in order to conclude a confidential maintenance contract. Is transmitted (step S1). The contract request transmitted from the provider terminal 1 is received by the idea management device 10 via the network 3 (step S2). The idea management device 10 that has received the contract request transmits a confidential maintenance contract from the contract unit 101 (step S3). The confidential maintenance contract contains notes on using the idea management system, and especially in order to ensure the novelty of the ideas provided,
It states that confidentiality will be imposed. Provider terminal 1
Receives the confidential maintenance contract transmitted from the idea management device 10 and outputs it to a display (not shown) (step S4).

After confirming the contract contents output to the provider terminal 1, the idea provider inputs the answer to the confidential maintenance obligation contract to the provider terminal 1 using a keyboard or a mouse (not shown). The data is transmitted to the idea management device 10 (step S5).

After receiving the response to the contract transmitted from the provider terminal 1 (step S6), the idea management device 10 checks the response to the contract in the contracting unit 101 (step S7). If the idea provider rejects the contract, the idea management device 10 terminates the connection of the idea provider with the provider terminal 1 (step S8). If the idea provider accepts the contract, the idea management device 10 transmits an idea input screen menu to the idea provider's provider terminal 1 (step S9).

After receiving the idea input screen menu transmitted from the idea management device, the provider terminal 1 of the idea provider outputs the menu to the display of the provider terminal 1 (step S10).

The idea input screen menu describes the name of the idea, the field in which the idea is used, the purpose and summary of the idea, and a detailed description of the idea and drawings if necessary. It can be described. In addition, items that specify the idea provider, such as the name and address of the idea provider, are also described. According to the menu screen output on the display of the provider terminal 1, the idea provider inputs an idea created by himself using a keyboard or a mouse (step S11).

After inputting the idea created by the idea provider, the idea provider transmits the content to the idea management device 10 (step S12).

After receiving the idea input by the idea provider transmitted from the provider terminal 1 (step S13), the idea management device 10 saves the contents in the idea file 105 in the hard disk 103 of the idea management device 10 (step S13). Step S14). At this time, all the idea providers of the ideas stored in the idea file 105 are those who have licensed the confidential maintenance contract. After storing the idea in the idea file 105, the idea management apparatus 10
The fact that idea storage has been completed is transmitted to the provider terminal 1 (step S15).

After receiving the idea storage end notification transmitted from the idea management device 10, the provider terminal 1 outputs the notification to the display of the provider terminal 1 (step S16), and the idea provider displays the notification on the display of the provider terminal 1. After confirming the idea saving end notification output to the idea management device, the connection of the provider terminal 1 to the idea managing device is ended (step S17).

With the above operation, the idea provider can make a confidential maintenance contract online and save the idea created by the idea provider in the idea management apparatus 10.

The idea provider is the idea management device 1
You can register your ideas for free.

Next, a case where an idea receiver browses an idea stored in the idea management apparatus 10 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the idea management system shown in FIG. 1 when an idea receiver browses ideas stored in the idea management device 10 of the idea management company.

Referring to FIG. 3, after the idea receiver connects to idea managing apparatus 10 via network 3 using user terminal 2, it transmits a request to browse ideas stored in idea managing apparatus 10. (Step S18).
The browsing request transmitted from the user terminal 2 is received by the idea management device 10 (step S19).

Here, when an unlicensed idea is to be viewed by a third party, it is necessary to impose confidentiality on the third party in order to secure the novelty of the idea. Therefore, the idea management device 10 transmits a secret maintenance contract to the user terminal 2 of the idea user (step S20). After receiving the confidential maintenance contract transmitted from the idea management device 10, the user terminal 2 outputs the content on a display (not shown) of the user terminal 2 (step S21). After viewing the contents of the confidential maintenance contract, the idea receiver transmits a response as to whether or not to accept the contract to idea managing apparatus 10 (step S22). When the idea acceptor accepts the confidential maintenance contract, a password determined by the idea acceptor is transmitted together with the answer.

After receiving the answer transmitted from the user terminal 2 (step S23), the idea management apparatus 10 checks with the contract section 101 whether the idea user has accepted the contract (step S24). As a result of the confirmation by the contract unit 101, if the idea receiver rejects the contract, the idea management device 10 disconnects the connection with the receiver terminal 2 (step S25). On the other hand, as a result of the confirmation by the contracting unit 101, if the idea receiver has accepted the contract, the idea management device 10 recognizes the idea receiver as a secret maintenance contract acceptor, and returns the answer transmitted from the receiver terminal 2. Is stored in the confidential maintenance contractor file 104 on the hard disk 103 (step S26).

Subsequently, the idea management apparatus 10 transmits a request for transmitting the password to the user terminal 2 in order to confirm the idea user's password stored in the confidential maintenance contractor file 104 again (step S27). Recipient terminal 2
Receives the password transmission request transmitted from the idea management device 10 and outputs it on the display (step S28). In accordance with the password transmission request output on the display of the user terminal 2, the idea receiver receives the agreement acceptance reply in step S 22 and the idea management device 1
After the password transmitted to 0 is input again, it is transmitted (step S29).

After receiving the password transmitted from user terminal 2 (step S30), idea managing apparatus 10 determines whether the password stored in confidential maintenance contractor file 104 in step S26 matches the password received in step S30. Is confirmed by the contract unit 101 (step S
31). If the passwords match as a result of the confirmation, the idea management device 10 transmits an idea search menu for searching for the saved idea to the user terminal 2 (step S32).

After receiving the idea search menu transmitted from the idea management device 10, the user terminal 2 outputs the menu on the display of the user terminal 2 (step S33).

In the idea search menu, there are two types of search: a category search in which an idea recipient enters a category of an idea to be browsed and a search is performed, and a keyword search in which the idea recipient enters a keyword of an idea to be browsed and performs a search. Search method is provided.

According to the search menu screen output on the display of the user terminal 2, the idea user inputs the keyword of the idea to be viewed or the category of the idea to be viewed to the user terminal 2 with a keyboard or a mouse, etc. 10 (Step S3)
4).

After receiving the keyword or the category transmitted from the user terminal 2 (step S35), the idea management device 10 searches the idea file 105 based on the keyword or the category transmitted from the user terminal 2 from the idea file 105. The idea receiver searches for the idea he or she wants to browse (step S36), and transmits the search result to the user terminal 2 (step S37). The search result transmitted from the idea management device 10 is received by the user terminal 2 and output on the display of the user terminal 2 (step S38).

The search result output on the display of the user terminal 2 in step S38 is displayed on a screen as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, the search result output on the display of user terminal 2 includes an idea category,
It is displayed in a search result table including an idea number, an idea name, and an outline. The “idea category” describes the technical field of the idea. “Idea number” is assigned a number in the order of ideas registered by the idea management apparatus 10. The “Idea name” describes the name given to the idea created by the idea provider. "Summary" describes a summary of the idea, such as the content of the idea and the purpose of use.

At the right end of the entry column of each idea in the search result table, a “browse” icon 200 is added as shown in the figure. If you want to see the content,
Click on icon 200. When the idea receiver clicks on icon 200, the detailed description and drawing of the idea to which icon 200 belongs are output on the display of receiver terminal 2.

According to the above operation, the idea receiver can browse the ideas provided by the idea provider and stored in the idea management apparatus 10 if the confidential maintenance contract is granted.

Next, as a result of the idea recipient viewing the ideas stored in the idea management apparatus 10, there is an idea that the idea recipient wants to implement, and the idea recipient implements the idea with the idea provider to which the idea belongs. A case in which a license agreement is made will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of the idea management system shown in FIG. 1 when an idea receiver makes a license agreement with an idea provider.

Referring to FIG. 5, the idea receiver inputs the idea number of the idea desired to be implemented at user terminal 2 and transmits the idea number to idea management apparatus 10 via network 3 (step S39).

The idea management device 10 that has received the idea number of the idea that the idea user desires to execute from the user terminal 2 (step S40), creates a request for studying whether or not to execute an licensing agreement and creates the idea of the idea number. Transmits the idea provider's provider terminal 1 (step S4
1).

The contents of the license agreement transmitted from the idea management apparatus 10 to the provider terminal 1 of the idea provider include not only the name and address of the idea recipient who desires the license, but also the idea recipient. In the case of a company, the capital strength and the like of the company are displayed.

After receiving the licensing agreement transmitted from idea managing apparatus 10, provider terminal 1 temporarily stores the license on the hard disk (not shown) in provider terminal 1 until the idea provider views the license (step S42). . The idea provider outputs the license agreement stored in the provider terminal 1 on the display of the provider terminal 1 (step S43), and confirms the contents.

If the idea provider accepts the license agreement, the fact is input to the provider terminal 1 and transmitted to the idea management device 10 (step S44).

After receiving the acceptance of the contract transmitted from the provider terminal 1 (step S45), the idea management device 10
The idea for which the license has been granted is determined by the contracting unit 101,
The information of the relevant idea from the idea file 105 cannot be viewed by anyone other than the idea provider and the idea user who have concluded the license agreement, and the content of the license agreement is stored in the license file 106 (step S46).

The contents of the licensing agreement include, in addition to the contents of the idea covered by the licensing agreement, information specifying the idea provider and the idea receiver who have concluded the licensing agreement.

After storing the contents of the license agreement in the license file 106, the idea management device 10 transmits to the terminal 2 of the idea recipient that the license agreement has been established (step S47).

[0062] After receiving the fact that the licensing agreement has been established transmitted from the idea management device 10, the idea receiver's user terminal 2 outputs it on the display of the user terminal 2.

It should be noted that agreements on specific contents (consideration value, licensing period, etc.) in the licensing are also included as contents of the licensing agreement transmitted in step S41, and the agreement is transmitted online via the idea management apparatus 10. It is possible to make arrangements.

When a license agreement is made between the idea provider and the idea receiver, the idea management company that owns the idea management apparatus 10 collects a fee from the idea provider and the idea receiver. .

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the embodiments described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[0066]

According to the present invention, it is possible to openly recruit ideas who wish to implement an idea created by an idea provider and not yet licensed, while ensuring novelty.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an idea management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an idea management system shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation until an idea created by an idea provider is registered in the idea management apparatus 10.

FIG. 3 shows an idea management system shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when an idea receiver browses ideas stored in the idea management apparatus 10.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a user terminal 2 in step S38 in FIG. 3;
Is a search result output on the display of the.

FIG. 5 shows an idea management system shown in FIG.
It is a flowchart figure which showed the operation | movement when an idea receiver makes a license agreement with an idea provider.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 provider terminal, 2 recipient terminals, 3 networks,
10 idea management device, 101 contract unit, 102 search unit, 103 hard disk, 104 confidential maintenance contractor file, 105 idea file, 106 license file.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An idea management device connectable via a network to a provider terminal of an idea provider that provides an idea and a user terminal of an idea user who enjoys the idea, Storage means for storing an idea transmitted from a provider terminal, for the stored idea, make a secret maintenance contract for each of the idea provider and the idea receiver online, and An idea management device, comprising: contract means for making a license agreement online between the idea receiver and the idea provider when the idea receiver wants to execute the idea. 2. The idea management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the idea management apparatus further includes a search unit that can search the stored ideas by keyword or category. 3. The storage unit further stores information on the idea provider and the idea receiver who have made the secret maintenance contract and the contents of the license agreement. The idea management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the browsing of the idea for which the contract has been established is stopped for the idea recipients other than the idea recipient who has made the execution contract. 4. An idea management method using an idea management device connectable via a network to a provider terminal of an idea provider that provides an idea and a user terminal of an idea user who enjoys the idea. Storing the idea transmitted from the provider terminal of the idea provider, and performing a confidential maintenance contract online for each of the idea provider and the idea receiver for the stored idea, An online license agreement between the idea user and the idea provider when the idea user wants to execute the stored idea. 5. The idea management method according to claim 4, further comprising a step of searching the stored idea by keyword or category. 6. The storing step further includes: storing information of the idea provider and the idea receiver who have made the confidential maintenance contract, and the contents of the licensing agreement; The idea management method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the browsing of the idea for which the licensing agreement has been established to the idea recipients other than the idea creator who has made the licensing agreement is stopped.